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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Board of Governors has approved the ISO’s 2025-2026 transmission plan, which accommodates 45 GW of new solar PV.

US real estate company CIM Group has launched an energy platform with a 2GW portfolio of solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) assets.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the development of the 300MW/1200MWh Soda Mountain solar project in San Bernardino County, California.

Independent power producer Lydian Energy has acquired a 1.5GW solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in North America.

A group of non-profit organisations is petitioning California’s high court to review a recent decision that upheld the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) net energy metering 3.0 (NEM 3) policy for rooftop solar installations.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision rejecting a solar industry-backed Net Value Billing Tariff (NVBT) for community solar programmes, and instead advancing a compensation framework based on the Avoided Cost Calculator (ACC).  

Origis Energy has secured US$118 million in tax equity financing for the Chalan solar-plus-storage project in Kern County, California.

PV Tech Premium examines the recent challenges facing California's rooftop solar industry and what lies ahead for VPPs and balcony solar.

The California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee has unanimously voted 14-0 (and 3 abstentions) in favour of a bill for balcony solar.

Japanese-owned renewables firm Idemitsu Renewables has begun operations at a utility-scale solar-plus-storage project in California.